UPDATE ON WHITE HOUSE RESPONSE TO LOUISIANA FLOOD DISASTER, PLUS WHERE TO GET HELP
buzzz worthy. . . While President Obama is still on vacation getting plenty of golfing in, he is on top of the flooding situation in Southeast Louisiana. This morning he spoke to state officials and continues to receive updates . Obama has ordered carte blanch support for the over 40 thousand homes impacted by the floo d . A st ate of e mergency was declared in 20 pari shes that were left under water f rom a sever storm that struck on FEMA is managing recovery efforts to including contacting fam i lies, insurance , and taking applications for assistance here . In dividual parishes are also providing alerts and update s on thei r respective Facebook pages. Deputy Press Secretary Jen Friedman provided the following update today. From Deputy Press Secretary Jen Friedman This morning, the President spoke with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, who traveled to Louisiana yesterday, to receive an update on the response to ongoing flooding in the sta...